3DO Magazine Live Issue 15

Overview

• Full Name: 3DO Magazine Japan Issue 5/6 1996
• Issue 5/6 1996
• Date May/June 1995
• Region: JP
• Barcode: T1064681161480
• Cover Disc Yes
• Notes:

News

• Shall We M2? (Pages 12-16) - Large article regarding the M2 with the following:

- Interview with Panasonic Wondertainment Managing Director, Mr Takeshi Matsuo, who was in charge of getting software for the M2, he wouldn't answer the question on the price of the M2, Capcom and Konami were mentioned they were going to be using the M2 for Arcade technology, and how Warp have developed D2, but Mr Matsuo, refused to go into any other.

- The magazine held a survey with 70 Japanese Developers and 38 overseas. Q1 - Do you find the M2 Attractive - 32% No, 68% Yes (There was a note underneath, stating that overseas companies seem to have more information than local companies, and that some companies have said no due to lack of information. Q2, if the answer was attractive, what do you find attractive: 1st CPU 16, 3D Engine 16, Sound 16, Fast Pixel display 14, MPEG 1 9, Memory 9, OS 6, Makeablity 5, Communication function 4, Other 2. Q3 - What other functions would you like to see in the M2? List included Expanded Memory, AV expansion, 8mb Ram, DVD, MPEG2, Boot Ram Card (3 others I cant translate). Q4 - How will the M2 Succeed - Killer Software, Good Software, Top level publishers, low standardization, Lower prices, Good distribution and sales, open enviroment, follow Sonys marketing, People at Panasonic need to become a challenger, get more involved with the arcade market.

- Interview with Akihiko

Features

• The Console Barometer - Page 23 - Consoles pitted against each other on

Previews

• Bladeforce (Page 22) - Half page article covering the upcoming release of Bladeforce

Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Rating
Quarantine	Gametek	N/A	Half	85	80%
Slam n Jam	Crystal Dynamics	N/A	Half on each page	86-87	79%

• Quarantine - Brutish +Pretty decent sound -Irritating to control
• Slam n Jam - Pulsating +Fast and Furious action -Difficult viewpoint

Adverts

Publishers

• Whats New By Panasonic - Two page ad, 1st page has Blue Forest Story, with 4 small screenshots. 2nd Page contains three games, V Goal Soccer 96 takes up half, with now on sale and 3 small screenshots, The Tower is one quarter, wtih also a now on sale, but only shows the picture that is on the front of the actual CD, The final quarter contains unreleased Rockman 3, its an illustrated picture, with a release of "Early Summer 96". Below are three small screenshots of Birth Debut Pure, Grand Chef and Tokimeki Mahjong Paradise Special: Koi no Tenpai Beat (Pages 2-3)
• V Goal Soccer 96 - Full page ad with 10 Screenshots, and chance to win a branded V Goal Soccer 96 Wall Clock (1 of 500) (Page 4)
• Short Warp - 2 Page Ad on the limited edition run of the 9 mini games compilation, Short Warp by Warp, it shows a screenshot of each mini game. It says that if you send the game sleeve with the handwritten number on, you go into a lottery to win a prize, it doesnt state with prize (Pages 6-7)
• Doom - Two page ad, First page is the classic Doom picture with big text over it "Doom is coming", there is a small screenshot, which doesn't seem to show the 3DO's letter box which plagued the game, the 2nd page, is information on if you pre order by the distributor, Basho House, you get a strategy book for free. (Pages 8-9)

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Magazines

• Tokuma Intermedia - Two page ad on what I think is directory of cheats, not jsut for 3DO but for other machines like the SNES (Pages 10-11)

Retail

• Fire International - 1 Page ad, retailer also sold its own branded controllers, small 3DO section with 5 games listed and a pic of Need for Speed (Page 6)

Letters

• Six Button Showdown (Pages 77-78) - Reader asking if there is any 6 button controller for the 3DO that he could use for Samurai Showdown

Tips

• Page 76 - The Need For Speed

Other 3DO mentions

• Page 28 - Letters page - Small mention a

Credits

• Editor -